Yes I agree, sooner or later they will probably offer "kit" options. But for now, it is a deal, to get a REAL Pixhawk, with all the extras, and a pretty good quad thrown in. Transmitter can go in the trash though, or to the shelf with all the other outdated, old radio's. I'm too old and confused, to try to figure out what big companies try to do. 3DR had a pretty good thing going, but with the new Solo project, special high $$$ smart batteries, transmitter made by who knows? it's almost like a new start-up company. Their web site, in my opinion, needs work. I don't know if it's me and my computer, or what, but I always have to shrink my screen size, to be able to see the "submit" button, or anything else that is out of view. I tried ordering my first Iris+ from 3DR site, and got so frustrated, I wound up at Amazon.com, no problems with screen size, etc. etc. was the same price at the time, now even cheaper, and free shipping, if you are a prime member. In any event, I now have enough Iris+ machines, to experiment with. I just installed longer battery leads from the circuit board, to make plugging the battery in much easier. Also notched the battery compartment door, to get the connections outside the body. Did a test flight yesterday, in some wind, and the Iris+ that I had to put a new motor in. Holds GPS position extremely well, however with the HQ 10/4.7 slow fly props, I have a differential in throttle position between loiter and stab modes, that I can adjust out when I get around to it. Not enough to bother me, just something I noticed, going to the larger props. I sure do like the ability to be able to tweak many, many things, as opposed to some other controllers. Still have some HQ 10/4.5 and 4.7 multirotor props to play with. A bit different design than the slow flyers. I'm having fun. Experimentation continues!
